(found at The Corridor.)

(In 2005.)
The guys at CricketBlog posted a “timely reminder” for all “pommies” about their not-so-secret weapon, Shane Warne. Well, we can all find videos of secret weapons…

Oh… what the heck… just for good measure…

Ashes fever. Crazy stuff.

The Pakistani ball tampering scandal isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Every day that new revelations about the scandal emerge from the murky media waters. And every day, an extra chip is taken out of the good name of Cricket. A lot has been said about the spirit of the game, and how damaging this whole debacle is going to be.
So as something of a quick interlude, may I present two cricketing items that’ll remind you why you love this game. It won’t make the scandal go away, but it’ll be a quick hiatus from it all.
Number 1: One …read more

I’ve really enjoyed watching this series on Sky Sports recently. Twenty20 cricket is fun anyway, but there’s something about West Indian Twenty20 (or 20/20 as they seem to term it) which is even more enjoyable. It’s like a slightly village version of English Twenty20. Except for the prize pot – in England, you get a pat on the back, well done chaps, here’s a trophy – in the West Indies, the winning side netts $1m with some fairly hefty other prizes up for grabs too.